Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides for Preliminary HSC? (3 Viewers)

[Aplus]

Re: Recommended Texbooks/Study Guides?

I really hate that book. I'm going to burn it after HSC.

You could sell it.

 

[Aerath]

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You could sell it.

Or burn it.

 

[Jess007]

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in ancient we organised to go over this girls house who has a massive backyard makea massive bon-fire and everyone in our year will bring the stuff we want to burn...going to be awesome lol

 

[kaz1]

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You could sell it.

The burning releases my anger.

 

[ahhliss]

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I don't really see a use for Maths textbooks. School already provides us with Fitzpatrick 2U and Cambridge 3U and they seem like really good textbooks.

The school gives you Cambridge ?!?! Lucky! I spent over $100 to get Cambridge Preliminary and HSC because we don't learn it in that order.
I bought Cambridge but haven't really got a chance to use it yet. We use Maths in Focus at school :burn:When do you use your extra textbooks? On top of your normal classwork?

 

[Aplus]

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We use Cambridge at school, but had to buy it ourselves

 

[kaz1]

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The school gives you Cambridge ?!?! Lucky! I spent over $100 to get Cambridge Preliminary and HSC because we don't learn it in that order.
I bought Cambridge but haven't really got a chance to use it yet. We use Maths in Focus at school :burn:When do you use your extra textbooks? On top of your normal classwork?

You could of bought it second hand on this site.

 

[Doctor Jolly]

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The burning releases my anger.

have you seen all the youtube vids of people burning their english journey's stimulus paper? it's shocking.

 

[x.Exhaust.x]

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We use Cambridge at school, but had to buy it ourselves

The school provided the 3U Cambridge books for us without buying .

 

[Aerath]

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The school gives you Cambridge ?!?! Lucky! I spent over $100 to get Cambridge Preliminary and HSC because we don't learn it in that order.
I bought Cambridge but haven't really got a chance to use it yet. We use Maths in Focus at school :burn:When do you use your extra textbooks? On top of your normal classwork?

What extra textbooks? I don't have any for Maths.

 

[lyounamu]

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The school gives you Cambridge ?!?! Lucky! I spent over $100 to get Cambridge Preliminary and HSC because we don't learn it in that order.
I bought Cambridge but haven't really got a chance to use it yet. We use Maths in Focus at school :burn:When do you use your extra textbooks? On top of your normal classwork?

Well, if you bought extra textbooks, it is up to you to use them whenever you feel like using. I use my Cambridge & Couchman after I complete all my homework.

 

[leopard]

Recommend Books

I'm currently in year 11. Recommend me some books (for learning the topic/ revision of topic) that are great for the following subjects:
Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics (2 unit)

 

[lyounamu]

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I'm currently in year 11. Recommend me some books (for learning the topic/ revision of topic) that are great for the following subjects:
Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics (2 unit)

Biology:

• Preliminary Dot Point Biology
• Heinemann Biology
• Spotlight Preliminary Biology

Chemistry:

• Chemistry Context 1 Preliminary
• Jacaranda Chemistry Preliminary
• Conquering Chemistry Preliminary
• Preliminary Dot Point Chemistry

Mathematics (2 Unit):

• Couchman & Jones
• Cambridge
• Fitzpatrick
• Excel
• Understanding Mathematics

 

[Aerath]

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Is it worth getting Chemistry Context now? (since we're almost finished Metals). I've got both Conquering and Jacaranda.

 

[leopard]

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Biology:

• Preliminary Dot Point Biology
• Heinemann Biology
• Spotlight Preliminary Biology

Chemistry:

• Chemistry Context 1 Preliminary
• Jacaranda Chemistry Preliminary
• Conquering Chemistry Preliminary
• Preliminary Dot Point Chemistry

Mathematics (2 Unit):

• Couchman & Jones
• Cambridge
• Fitzpatrick
• Excel
• Understanding Mathematics

is excel good for maths?

 

[lyounamu]

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is excel good for maths?

Excel is pretty good. It has really good questions. But it lacks good explanation of the formulas & questions. I will rate it as 7/10. I would rate Fitzpatrick as 9/10 by the way.

 

[Aerath]

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For questions - yes. But not explanations. Probably the best 2U book would be Fitzpatrick. For chemistry, the best book would be Conquering chemistry.

I wouldn't really waste a lot of money on all those books now. We're half way through Year 11. Invest a couple of hundred dollars for textbooks next year.

 

[leopard]

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Is it worth getting Chemistry Context now? (since we're almost finished Metals). I've got both Conquering and Jacaranda.

Perhaps not, but I did want a list of the books available if I ever wanted it and I can get their HSC books next year. However I'm definitely buying a maths textbook.

 

[Sarah182]

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I find the worked solutions in Excel extremely helpful, especially for Extension.
Keep in mind I use Maths in Focus at school.

 

[Aerath]

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And don't buy Maths In Focus. It's crap. (No offense, Sarah).